Annual literary festival, aimed at promoting and supporting authors, poets and performers. No longer active here. Bluesky @openbookfestival.bsky.social
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined April 2011
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Our commitment to inclusivity, respect, and open dialogue has always been our cornerstone. The increasing rightward shift and normalisation of harmful ideologies on X have led to our decision to leave this platform permanently.
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📷 This week's powerful #OBF2024 episodes feature intimate conversations and critical discussions:
21 JAN: Up Close with Maneo
23 JAN: Everyday Violence
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen via our website.
youtube.com/@openbookfestiva…
openbookfestival.co.za/podca…
Your weekly dose of Open Book Festival content has arrived!
14 Jan: Chosen Family
15 Jan: Understanding Exile
16 Jan: Writing Sisters
Links below
youtube.com/@openbookfestiva…
openbookfestival.co.za/podca…
We're back & kicking off 2025 with more powerful conversations from #OBF2024!
7 JAN: Navigating Religious Trauma
9 JAN: Queer Freedom
Both episodes are out now! Catch up previous episodes on our YouTube channel or on our website.
openbookfestival.co.za/podca…
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Final #OBF2024 episodes before the festive break!
Today: Patriarchy & Desire
12 Dec: Living Dystopian Realities
We'll be back in January with more thought-provoking discussions from #OBF2024. Stay tuned!
youtu.be/moqt6OQE_Og?si=OCsJ…
Introducing Open Book Online! Regular doses of conversations that offer a little taste of what makes the Festival special. First up, the launch of the latest CITYSCAPES magazine. In partnership with @book_lounge and @UrbanAfricaACC
youtu.be/nczhYEgbFCE?si=k4r5… via @YouTube
📷 Another three episodes drop this week!
Today: Trust Issues
Thu: The Archive of the Everyday
Fri: The Dispossessed
📷 Tune in on YouTube or listen our website and all major podcasting platforms.
#OBF2024 #OpenBookFestival #CapeTown #SouthAfricanLiterature #LiteraryPodcast
This week, dive into two powerful episodes from #OBF2024, in partnership with African Literary Cities!
Today: Reading the Streets
28 Nov: Cities of Trauma
Watch on YouTube or stream via our website.
#OBF2024 #OpenBookFestival #CapeTown #LiteraryTalks #AfricanLiteraryCities
Fresh from #OBF2024! Three unmissable episodes dropping this week:
Today: Family & Forgiveness
Thu 21 Nov: Listening Party | Koleka Putuma
Fri 22 Nov: Uncontrollable Bodies
Watch on YouTube (@OpenBookFestival7744) or listen via on our website
#OBF2024 #OpenBookFestival #CapeTown
New #OBF2024 episodes dropping! Starting today with Colonialism & Fracture
Coming Thursday: The Absent & The Present
Watch via YouTube or listen on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OpenBookFestival #CapeTown #LiteraryTalks #SouthAfricanLiterature #LiteraryPodcast
This week’s #OBF2024 releases explore identity, politics & spirituality through two fascinating conversations:
29 Oct: The Personal as Political
31 Oct: Queerness & the Divine
Watch the videos on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you access your podcasts.
#OpenBookFestival
Open Book Festival retweeted
Last month, @OpenBookFest welcomed book lovers to Cape Town for three days of literary events! 📖
Featuring authors like @thedamilarekuku, @MargieOrford, Lesedi Molefi, Hedley Twidle, and many more, the event was a huge success! Check out photos here 👇
brittlepaper.com/2024/10/see…
Your weekly dose of Open Book Festival content has arrived! This week, dive into three powerful conversations:
22 Oct: Stories to Save Lives
24 Oct: Feminist Imaginings
25 Oct: Poetry as Medicine
Watch on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you access your podcasts.
#OBF2024
Relive the magic of #OBF2024 with our weekly video and podcast releases! Watch the videos on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you access your podcasts.
Our first episode, Finding Ways to Talk, is available now! openbookfestival.co.za/podca…
#OBF2024 #OpenBookFestival
Mark your calendars! Dates for Open Book Festival 2025 are now confirmed! Save the date and start planning your experience now.
Relive the magic of #OBF2024 with these 6 captivating conversations, recorded at the festival:
Mervyn Sloman
Niq Mhlongo
Qarnita Loxton
Lesedi Molefi
Gothataone Moeng
Shubnum Khan
Listen here: iono.fm/c/6623
#OpenBookFestival #AuthorTalks #BookLovers
Open Book Festival retweeted
Thank you, @OpenBookFest , for embracing me as an African and celebrating me as an author. Coming to 🇿🇦with Sand Roses felt like taking it to a second home thanks to the Island Prize! Special thanks to Frankie, Mervyn and Karena who helped bring Sand Roses to South Africa.
